subfamily hydromyinae

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1. water rats of Australia and New Guinea (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	mammal family,
definition	:	a family of mammals (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	genus hydromys, hydromys,
definition	:	water rats (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family muridae, muridae,
definition	:	originally Old World rats now distributed worldwide; distinguished from the Cricetidae by typically lacking cheek pouches (noun.animal)